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かちしゅう【徒衆・徒士衆】

kachishuu

Definition

Noun

  1. A low-ranking samurai serving on foot as a bodyguard and escort to the shogun during Japan's Edo period.

Notes

Variants include かちしゅ kachishu and おかちしゅう okachishuu.

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OrthographyForm
Kanji徒衆
徒士衆
Kanaかちしゅう
Romanizationkachishuu

意味:かちしゅう【徒衆・徒士衆】、かちざむらい【徒侍・徒士侍】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, January 31). かちしゅう【徒衆・徒士衆】 : kachishuu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 20, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1645/kachishuu/.